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SAKURA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2020
As Japan scales down events due to COVID-19, Ehime Prefecture sticks to hanami tradition
The ever-growing outbreak of COVID-19 is prompting some municipalities to urge cancellations of hanami parties, the annual Japanese tradition of picnicking and carousing while enjoying the ephemeral beauty of cherry blossoms that start gracing parks and riversides once spring arrives.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Feb 22, 2020
Ephemeral bliss: Castles in bloom
The parks surrounding Japan’s historic castles are among the best spots to enjoy cherry blossoms. For a brief period every year, the cherry blossoms conspire with the regal architecture to create a spectacular sight.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2020
Japan’s famed cherry blossom season to arrive earlier than usual
Hanami is going to start a week earlier than last year, with full bloom in Tokyo due on March 27, an Osaka weather-forecaster says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Aug 31, 2019
Japan Times 1994: Juliana’s Tokyo closes after police crack down on dress code
Thousands of young men and women turned out to dance on the last night of a farewell festival at Juliana’s Tokyo, an early ‘90s phenomenon characterized by skin-tight dresses, sensual moves on stages and “techno” music.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Apr 13, 2019
Too much of a good thing
‘Did you enjoy your cherry blossom viewing party over the weekend?’
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 3, 2019
Hanami a reminder of life’s fleeting nature
As cherry blossoms remind us each year, life is too short to waste.
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2019
Start of cherry blossom season declared in Tokyo
The cherry blossom season officially arrived in Tokyo on Thursday after officials from the Meteorological Agency confirmed that more than five blossoms had opened on a Somei-Yoshino cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda Ward.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Mar 9, 2019
Roll right into spring with Roll Ice Cream Factory’s festive cherry blossom-flavored concoctions
Roll Ice Cream Factory has become the go-to Harajuku spot to indulge in the popular rolled ice cream dessert trend with its new trio of sakura flavored sweets.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2019
Cherry blossoms in Japan are predicted to arrive earlier than usual again in 2019
Although some parts of Japan have yet to see this year’s first snowfall, experts say they already know when spring will come.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Apr 14, 2018
Celebrating the spring with homemade Japanese sweets
Spring is a great time for fans of wagashi, traditional Japanese sweets. While many wagashi reflect the seasons all year long visually — especially the colorful, beautifully formed nerikiri created by skilled artisans — this is the time of year when you can taste, as well as see, the season as it...
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 1, 2018
Looking for spring inspiration?
Nendo offers creative advice, Perrocaliente updates the past and Nousaku invokes flower power
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 1, 2018
Japanese researchers find way to replicate cherry-blossom magic in fall
To the delight of sakura (cherry blossom) lovers everywhere, botanists at Kyoto University have discovered a way to make cherry trees flower more than once a year and plans are already afoot to introduce pink to the autumnal palette.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Mar 31, 2018
Kirin’s ‘Grapefruit Dog’ is a refreshingly tasty take on the classic Salty Dog
Kirin has been going global recently. In 2017, the drink maker introduced an international-themed line of drinks to their main line of chūhai (shōchū and soda) beverages, featuring flavors inspired by far flung locations such as Havana, Barcelona and Texas.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2018
Cherry tree hits full bloom in Kochi, breaking Japanese record by two days
A Somei-Yoshino cherry tree being monitored in Kochi reached full bloom on Monday, the Metrological Agency said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Mar 18, 2018
Go west to enjoy a family hanami party
At last, winter’s grip is loosening and spring in Japan is on its way. Soon cherry blossoms will explode across the archipelago, and parks around the country will be full of smiles and picnic tarps. That’s right: it’s hanami (cherry-blossom viewing) season again — my favorite time of the year.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Feb 24, 2018
Starbucks back with its range of cherry blossom-inspired treats
Life in Japan can be measured in seasonal dessert offerings. With Valentine’s Day now in the past, the focus falls squarely on one of the year’s spotlight stretches. Cherry blossom season approaches, with companies big and small prepping an array of sakura-tinged foodstuffs for the pink-loving masses....
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2018
Japan’s cherry blossom viewing may come early this year, says weather forecasting firm
Tokyo and many parts of central Japan should prepare for the cherry blossom season to arrive early this year, according to a forecast that says winter’s icy grip may loosen sooner than usual.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Apr 3, 2017
Let’s discuss the cherry blossom season
Every spring, people across Japan are enraptured as the cherry trees explode into bloom, clothing the country in pink.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 24, 2017
In Japan, ‘sakura’ treats are in full bloom
In recent years, more and more corporations have been adding some ‘sakura’ flair to their products. Here are some of the top items that are blooming this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2017
Cherry blossom fever boosts companies’ bottom lines
Every spring people across Japan are enraptured as the cherry trees explode into bloom, clothing the country in pink. The blossoms last for only a few short weeks, but in that time the fleeting flowers make for good business.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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